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2023 Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 74 degrees and certificates were awarded to astronomy and astrophysics students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #177 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Astronomy & Astrophysics program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the most popular school in Illinois for astronomy and astrophysics students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

About 56% of the students majoring in astronomy at the school are women while 44% are male.

Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at Northwestern University Report

#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular astronomy and astrophysics schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in astronomy at UChicago, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Chicago Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular astronomy and astrophysics schools in Illinois. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 57
Ohio 64
Indiana 23
Wisconsin 30

One of 8 majors within the area of study, astronomy and astrophysics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Astronomy

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
Physics 13,674
Geological & Earth Sciences 7,821
General Physical Sciences 3,823
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 1,140

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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